Who are the best celebrities from sports and entertainment who became politicians?

World Cup winners, Olympic champions, boxing legends, and movie stars who traded stadiums and screens for parliaments and palaces. Their second acts changed nations. Whose transition was most remarkable?

Imran Khan

Pakistani cricket legend who captained the 1992 World Cup-winning team and later became Prime Minister of Pakistan.

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Jesse Ventura

WWE professional wrestler and action movie actor who became the 38th Governor of Minnesota.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Bodybuilding champion and action movie star who served as Governor of California from 2003 to 2011.

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George Weah

Ballon d'Or-winning Liberian soccer star who became President of Liberia in 2018.

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Manny Pacquiao

Filipino boxing legend and eight-division world champion who served as a Senator and ran for president of the Philippines.

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Ronald Reagan

Hollywood film star who became Governor of California and then the 40th President of the United States.

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Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukrainian comedian and TV actor who became President of Ukraine in 2019 and a global symbol of wartime leadership.

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Vitali Klitschko

WBC Heavyweight boxing champion who became Mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine in 2014.

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Wyclef Jean

Haitian-American rapper and member of The Fugees who ran for president of Haiti in 2010.

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Al Franken

Saturday Night Live comedian and writer who served as U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018.

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Glenda Jackson

Two-time Oscar-winning British actress who served as a Labour Member of Parliament for 23 years.

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Caitlyn Jenner

Olympic decathlon champion and cultural icon who ran for Governor of California in the 2021 recall election.

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